Erethizontinae

Erethizontinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Erethizontidae
Subfamily:Erethizontinae
Bonaparte, 1845
Genera

 Erethizon
 Coendou

The Erethizontinae is a subfamily of the New world porcupine family Erethizontidae, and includes all species of the family with the exception of the Bristle-spined rat, Chaetomys subspinosus, which is classified in its own subfamily, the Chaetomyinae.

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